UNITED STATES v. CIA. LUZ STEARICA.

No. 12510.

186 F.2d 594 (1951)

UNITED STATES v. CIA. LUZ STEARICA.

United States Court of Appeals Ninth Circuit.

As Amended January 24, 1951.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Charles Dennis, U. S. Atty., Seattle, Wash. (Bogle, Bogle & Gates, Claude E. Wakefield and M. Bayard Crutcher, all of Seattle, Wash., of counsel), for appellant.

Lane Summers, Charles B. Howard and Summers, Bucey & Howard, all of Seattle, Wash., for appellee.

Before HEALY, BONE, and POPE, Circuit Judges.


HEALY, Circuit Judge.

This suit in admiralty against the United States, as owner and operator of the motorship Sweepstakes, involves a claim of damage by sea water to a shipment of flour. The trial court found that 3,087 bags out of a total of 10,500 contained in the shipment were in an extensively damaged condition from sea water when the flour was delivered to appellee as consignee at Rio de Janeiro. The question we shall consider is whether in the condition of...

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